Football Preview: Paramount Pirates vs. Venice Gondoliers
The Paramount Pirates will face off against the Venice Gondoliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Paramount's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Carson two weeks ago. They were dealt a 36-0 loss at the hands of the Colts. The Pirates' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Venice). They claimed a resounding 56-7 victory over Santee at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Gondoliers considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Venice found their leader in underclassman Jaiden Noel, who threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Noel a new career-high in rushing yards. Donner Livingston helped Noel out on the ground, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Venice was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Paramount fell to 3-1. As for Venice, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Paramount beat Venice 27-17 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Paramount have another victory up their sleeve, or will Venice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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